Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1927-2007] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12 large boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Drama Association Wales (DAW)/Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru was established in 1934 and housed ‘the world’s largest specialist lending library’ and was funded by the Arts Council of Wales. The library is now based at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff since 2014.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of scripts formerly held as stock at the Drama Association of Wales as donations/loans from theatre companies across Wales. The collection also includes some letters from donors, play flyers, stage directions and notes from numerous playwrights/directors.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio â Deddf Gwarchod Data 2018 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Ceri Evans; June 2025.